If you ever wanted to be on the ground floor of a well-funded, rapidly growing Series C start-up that is disrupting a 5.7Tn market, now is the time to join Takeoff Technologies! We are a ~250+ (and growing!) person global company transforming online grocery for consumers & retailers. Takeoff's solution offers automated fulfillment coupled with an end-to-end e-Grocery technology stack, enabling retailers to offer their shoppers the assortment and low prices of stores, with convenient mobile ordering and same day pickup or delivery.

Our eGrocery solution was created with the grocer and the shopper in mind. Grocery is an incredibly complex industry, and our products are unlike any other: they are low value, perishable, heavy, and low-margin. Our automated solution is flexible enough to manage these complexities allowing us to ensure the correct picking method for the correct product!

Excited about potentially joining this rocketship to help us bridge the gap between retail and technology? Looking to make an impact daily and help us disrupt a hundred year old industry? If so, continue reading!

Please note that if you don't necessarily meet all of the requirements listed in the job description below, we still encourage you to apply. We strongly believe that skills and competencies show up in lots of different ways and we are always looking for individuals who can bring new ideas to the table at Takeoff. Secondly, we value diverse perspectives and are fully committed to creating an inclusive environment where employees can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

This Senior Product Manager will be responsible for building a client-facing platform that will enable Takeoff’s clients to optimize their assortment, replenishment, and inventory (AIR) practices & decision making for their Micro Fulfillment Centers (MFC) using our AI/ML-based solutions. AIR is a major focus area for Takeoff 2022, so this leader will be working directly with our strategic clients to build tools and processes that will drive the productivity of their MFCs. Internally, this leader will grow into the resident expert & thought leader for this high impact and high visibility area. Day to day, this leader will leverage an agile team of engineers, while working closely with other product leaders and data scientists, to drive execution, delivery, & adoption of Takeoff’s AI/ML-based solutions that optimize AIR processes. 

This leader will own the end-to-end product lifecycle from defining product vision to specific feature definition, prioritization, positioning, operationalizing, and adoption. This leader is a critical problem solver who can translate complex strategic and operational issues into executable product roadmap and features that have measurable impact. This leader is eager to partner with stakeholders to drive adoption of these new features, gather qualitative and quantitative feedback to analyze their success, and incorporate this analysis into future work. 

While we are remote at the moment, this role is preferred to be in the East Coast time zone but we will consider other locations for the right candidate. This role will require occasional travel to our client locations within the US and possibly, internationally. 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in product management in an agile setting, building and operationalizing AI/ML-based products 
• Bachelor's Degree with a STEM major or related work experience
• Individual contributor who needs to be an effective in influencing and stakeholder management
• Critical problem-solving skills to structure problems and work across internal and client teams to arrive at the best outcome
• Ability to understand and explain complex technical products and concepts for different target groups
• Comfort working with data and ability to extract and explain business insights from analysis
• Effective organization and time-management skills, excellent attention to detail, and self-motivation in a collaborative, fast-paced work environment 
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Remote Opportunity (East Coast Candidates Preferred)
• Willingness to travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications:

• B2B product management experience 
• Familiarity with Supply Chain & Warehouse Management practices 
• Experience using Scrum & Evidenced Based Management techniques for valuation and validation
• Familiarity with ML techniques and advanced statistical concepts 

Competitive & comprehensive benefits package that we offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Equity
• Unlimited PTO to ensure our team takes the necessary time off to recharge and be as productive as possible when they come back to work(this is very important to us)
• 12 weeks of paid baby bonding leave for both parents
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A continued focus and emphasis on work / life balance
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(K) plan with a 5% company match(kicks in day one!)
• Flexible spending/dependent care accounts
• Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability
• Annual Fitness Reimbursement of $300

Because many of our roles are client facing, we have a responsibility to protect them, our colleagues, and our communities. As of February 28, 2022, all office based and client-facing employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon commencing employment. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

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Still need more convincing as to why you should go ahead and apply? Take a look at what our employees are saying here https://www.takeoff.com/career about what the experience and day to day is like at Takeoff!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Our culture revolves around our core values of respect, initiative, collaboration, adaptability and diversity. As people, we value hard work, but we balance it with socializing as a team, respecting our time outside of work, and appreciating our coworkers’ unique walks of life.

Takeoff is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Learn more at www.takeoff.com. We believe that diversity is critical to the growth of our company; we foster an environment where everyone has a voice and views the Takeoff team as their second family.